Via
ThinkProgress, this is priceless:
I want to make sure every House Republican is protected from some kind of dishonest Democratic ad. So let me say on the record, any ad which quotes what I said on Sunday is a falsehood. Because I have said publicly those words were inaccurate and unfortunate and I’m prepared to stand up… When I make a mistake — and I’m going to on occassion — I want to share with the American people “that was a mistake” because that way we can have an honest conversation.
So quoting Newt's criticisms on Sunday of the GOP's plan to end Medicare is a "falsehood" because he has changed his position more than a few times and apologized to Paul Ryan for saying it in the first place, after the severe tongue lashings he's received all week. And it's only Wednesday!
Besides, he wasn't prepared for those famous David Gregory "gotcha" questions on Meet the Press, even though this was his 35th appearance on the show.
What's important to note, though, is that Newt thinks his problem is how Democrats will use his words against him. Sure, Democrats are gleefully watching Newt's epic implosion—from his bumbling announcements about announcing his announcement to launch his presidential campaign, to misspelling his wife's name throughout his website, to his half-million dollar debt to Tiffany & Co.—but Democrats are not Newt's problem.
Newt's real problem is that the Republican Party of today ain't the Republican Party of 1994. Today's GOP is a Palin-loving, teabagger-fearing party, only too willing to slit their wrists in a suicide pact to destroy the country. As extreme as 1994 Newt was, he's got nothing on today's Republicans.
Which means that how Democrats handle Newt should be the least of his worries. Because he's going to be eaten alive by his own party long before President Obama even has a chance to kick his ass all the way back to 1994.